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Health Department Receives Federal Grant to Support Community Efforts to Expand Access to Exercise and Healthy Food
Efforts will target Harlem and the South Bronx
Journal of Urban Health
The Journal of Urban Health: Bulletin of The New York Academy of Medicine reflects NYAM's focus on the emerging field of urban health and epidemiology. In the November/December 2007 issue of the Journal, a new study finds that people are traveling to New York City specifically to commit suicide in a phenomenon known as “suicide tourism” that accounts for 1 in 10 suicides committed in Manhattan since 1990. The authors hope that this and future research will lead to a greater understanding of why certain individuals travel to specific locales to take their lives, and eventually make prevention efforts possible that focus on recognizing at-risk individuals and restricting access to means and sites that are repeatedly used..For more details, click here.
Levi, J, Segal, LJ, Juliano, C. [Contributors: Cantor, J, Finkelstein, R, Netherland, J, Garcia, A, Orman, B, et. al). Prevention for A Healthier America: Investments In Disease Prevention Yield Significant Savings, Stronger Communities. 2008; 68.
Finkelstein, R, Garcia, A, Netherland, J, Walker, J. Toward An Age-Friendly New York City: A Findings Report. 2008;
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